Pharacocerus Explained

Pharacocerus is a genus of African jumping spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902.^[1] Males are about 4to long, and they are likely related to Plexippus.^[2]

Species

it contains seven species and two subspecies, found only in Africa:^[3]

• Pharacocerus castaneiceps Simon, 1910 – Guinea-Bissau
• Pharacocerus ebenauensis Strand, 1908 – Madagascar
• Pharacocerus ephippiatus (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon
• Pharacocerus fagei Berland & Millot, 1941 – Ivory Coast
  • Pharacocerus f. soudanensis Berland & Millot, 1941 – Mali
  • Pharacocerus f. verdieri Berland & Millot, 1941 – Guinea
• Pharacocerus rubrocomatus Simon, 1910 – Congo
• Pharacocerus sessor Simon, 1902 (type) – Madagascar
• Pharacocerus xanthopogon Simon, 1903 – Equatorial Guinea

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1902. Etudes arachnologiques. 31e Mémoire. LI. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de la famille des Salticidae (suite). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 389–421. 71. Eugène Simon.
2. Book: Murphy. Frances. Murphy. John. 2000. Malaysian Nature Society. An Introduction to the Spiders of South East Asia.
3. Gen. Pharacocerus Simon, 1902. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-09-10. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.